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Sharon Stone was asked about sexual harassment. She went into a fit of laughter.

On January 14, actor Sharon Stone sat down with the anchors of CBS Sunday Morning to chat about the next phase of her career.

After decades as a Hollywood -Alister, Stone fell out of the spotlight when she suffered serious brain hemorrhaging after a stroke in 2001. “There was about a 5% chance of me living, ” she explained to CBS correspondent Lee Cowan. Now healthy and ready to turn a new foliage, the single mama of three is ready for her next act.

Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/ Getty Images.

The conversation soon veered toward what’s become the elephant in the room in nearly every dialogue about Hollywood these days: The film industry’s sexual harassment problem. After four decades as a public figure, Stone didn’t shy away from the fact that she has more than a few tales to tell.

When asked by Cowan if she’d ever seen sexually assaulted or harassed, Stone immediately broke into a laugh fit for a full 10 seconds.

“I’ve been in this business for 40 years, Lee, ” she explained with a knowing look upon her face.

“Can you imagine the business I stepped into 40 years ago — looking like I appear, from nowhere, Pennsylvania? I didn’t come here with any protection.”

As a fresh-faced young lady new to the scene, you can bet Stone was targeted by humen all too willing to cross the line, as she suggested in the clip below shared by journalist Yashar Ali 😛 TAGEND

On @CBSSunday, @sharonstone was asked if she’s ever faced any sort of harassment/ assault while she’s been in the entertainment business.

The # MeToo movement — a term originally coined by activist Tarana Burke but lately popularized by performer Alyssa Milano — burst into headlines, as millions of women joined the conversation surrounding sexual abuse.

Though # MeToo is publicly connected with the film industry, the movement stretches far beyond the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.

In the months since the Weinstein bombshell, dozens of powerful humen in industries stretching from news media and filmmaking to politics and music have been accused of sex misconduct. The moment has furthermore given a voice to millions of women who’d previously had no public platforms to speak out — and finally be believed.

Survivors have been attacked and their tales have been questioned, to be sure. Backlash to the movement has been swift( and expected ). Yet we’ve still taken meaningful steps toward a culture that empowers women to speak their truths.

“It’s not just a story affecting the entertainment industry; it’s one that transcends any culture, geography, race, religion, politics, or workplace, ” Oprah Winfrey said during her recent widely-praised Golden Globes speech. “They’re the women whose names we’ll never know. They are domestic workers and farm worker. They are working in factories and they work in eateries and they’re in academia, engineering, medication, and science.”

Far too many girls share Stone’s sentiment when it comes to sexual harassment: “I’ve assured it all, ” she concluded to Cowan on Sunday Morning.